4 d. ago Trump says administration close to reaching deal with Harvard University

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is close to reaching a deal with Harvard University, which it has targeted with a series of investigations and billions of dollars in funding cuts as it presses for changes to its policies and governance. A truce with the country’s oldest and wealthiest college would […]

Society

5 d. ago Canadian lumber hit with new 10% Trump tariff, sector calls it ‘misguided’

The tariffs will take effect Oct. 14, with the 25 per cent rate applied to kitchen cabinets and vanities set to jump to 50 per cent on Jan. 1 unless countries reach a deal.

Economics

1 week ago Alberta government, teachers reach tentative deal in labour dispute

Contract deal with Alberta teachers, if approved, would avert potential Oct. 6 strike

Politics

1 week ago 'This is about the future of our classrooms': Alberta government, teachers reach tentative deal in labour dispute

Contract deal with Alberta teachers, if approved, would avert potential Oct. 6 strike

Politics

2 w. ago Sportsnet and Apple TV reach deal to simulcast Friday’s Jays

TORONTO — Baseball fans will now be able to watch the Toronto Blue Jays game on Friday night on the team’s regular broadcast home in Canada. Sportsnet, the club’s Canadian rights-holder, said Thursday it had struck a deal with Apple TV to simulcast the road game against the Kansas City Royals on Rogers airwaves. The […]

Sport

2 w. ago Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for fourth time after reaching framework deal with China

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced Monday after talks between American and Chinese government officials. The executive order signed on Tuesday by Trump was the fourth time […]

Events

2 w. ago TikTok deal framework reached with China, U.S. officials say

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal.

Technology

2 w. ago U.S. says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain.  Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the worlds top two economies concluded in Madrid that […]

Technology

2 w. ago Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi

WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials went well and a deal was reached regarding “a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save,” President Donald Trump posted on his social media site on Monday. Trump’s comment suggests that the company is TikTok, the social media company […]

Technology

3 w. ago EU Lawmakers Seek Tweaks to US Trade Deal, Risking Trump Detente

The European Parliament is pressing for changes to a controversial EU-US trade deal reached this summer, raising the risk of fresh tensions just as Brussels seeks to stabilize relations strained under President Donald Trump.

Economics

3 w. ago BCGEU strike: Deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential

Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham said that she’s pleased a deal has been reached with the B.C. General Employees’ Union

Other

3 w. ago Ontario college support staff on strike after new deal not reached

The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security

Other

3 w. ago Alberta teachers to strike Oct. 6 if settlement not reached: ATA

Teachers are set to go on strike Monday, Oct. 6 if a deal can't be reached with the province

Other

3 w. ago 'They've had enough': Alberta teachers to strike Oct. 6 if settlement not reached, ATA says

Teachers are set to go on strike Monday, Oct. 6 if a deal can't be reached with the province

Other

3 w. ago Gibraltar celebrates its national day as it looks ahead to easier border crossings with Spain

MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula from Spain was expected to be dismantled. It was the first such celebration since the European Union and the U.K. reached a deal in June to ease cross-border trade and […]

Society